MS SQL Database Admin

Job Title : MS SQL Database Admin

Job Location : US - Remote

Job Type : Contract

Job Description :

The candidate should have strong expertise in MSSQL database architecture and large-scale migrations from on-premises data centers to AWS, including EC2- and RDS-based deployments.

Experience should include end-to-end database migration lifecycle, covering assessment, migration strategy, schema conversion, data transfer, validation, and post-migration optimization.

Hands-on experience with cross-account and cross-region database migrations leveraging AWS DMS, native backup / restore, and replication mechanisms.

Install, configure, upgrade, and patch MS SQL Server databases and RDS. Well-versed in resolving security violations on MSSQL servers / DB / RDS.

Perform regular database maintenance tasks, including backups, indexing, and integrity checks.

Design, implement, and regularly test disaster recovery plans to ensure minimal downtime on on-premises installations.

Manage and automate backup processes, ensuring data availability and integrity, using native and 3rd party backup tools like Rubrik, AWS Backup service, and S3.

Monitor database performance and proactively tune databases, optimizing SQL queries, indexes, and configurations.

Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, ensuring high availability and fast response times.

Design, implement, and manage high-availability solutions, including SQL Server clustering, Always-On Availability Groups, and database mirroring.

Configure and monitor replication strategies such as transactional replication, merge replication, and log shipping to ensure data availability across environments.

Troubleshoot and resolve high availability and replication issues, minimizing downtime and data loss.

Good Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS), such as EC2, RDS, VPC, S3, backup services, and other offerings.

It is good to have experience with other AWS Aurora and RDS (Like Oracle, PostgreSQL, and MySql).

Candidate should have 12+ years of experience with the MSSQL database, preferably certified in MSSQL and ASW.